The Irish word for to cut is
bain
Translations for to cut and their definitions
| bain | |
| 1. v. extract from bed in ground, dig out; dig up (potatoes, etc.); mine (coal, etc.) | |
| 2. v. separate from root, stem, etc.; reap, pick; cut (hay, turf, flowers, etc.), mow | |
| 3. v. release from socket; open | |
| 4. v. release from source; shed | |
| 5. v. release sound; strike | |
| 6. v. agitate | |
| 7. v. release from hold; lift | |
| 8. v. win | |
| 9. v. become due |
| gearr | |
| 1. adj. short | |
| 2. adj. curt | |
| 3. adj. deficient, inadequate | |
| 4. adj. near, close | |
| 5. v. cut; shorten, reduce | |
| Ghearr mé mo lámh ar maidin. - I cut my hand this morning. | |
| 6. v. (card games) cut | |
| 7. v. (dentistry, of teeth) cut (of child); grind | |
| 8. v. (of wounding speech) make a cutting remark to someone; backbite; nag | |
| 9. v. castrate | |
| 10. v. levy, impose, allocate (from fund) |
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